St. Luke's University Health Network, the region's largest, most established health system, a major teaching hospital, and one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals is recruiting for a fellowship trained microvascular plastic surgeon to join our well-established Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. The candidate needs to be BC/BE by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Competitive candidates must have excellent communication skills and an unwavering commitment to quality patient care and education.  An interest in microsurgery is ideal, although fellowship training in microsurgery is not required.

St Luke's Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is a hospital-employed practice within St Luke's University Health Network and provides the full breadth of reconstructive and aesthetic plastic surgery.  This candidate would provide support to our busy, Level I and Level 2 trauma centers as well as other services lines, including surgical oncology, orthopedics, wound care, podiatry, vascular, and ENT, with a primary focus on reconstructive plastic surgery.

Practice Highlights Include:

• High volume general/thoracic surgical oncology, autologous breast reconstruction, head and neck reconstruction, limb salvage, and aesthetic surgery
• Practice includes full range of aesthetic services, including a new Med Spa.
• Large practice with 6 surgeons and 6 APs
• Faculty appointment to our planned upcoming Plastic Surgery Residency
• Faculty appointment to our New Dermatology residency
• Faculty appointment for and St. Luke's general surgery residency.
• Research and medical student education opportunities available.

In joining St. Luke's University Health Network you'll enjoy:

• Team-based care with well-educated, dedicated support staff
• A culture in which innovation is highly valued
• Work/life balance and flexibility
• Exceptional compensation package and relocation reimbursement
• Generous sign on bonus with possibility of stipend
• Rich benefits package, including malpractice, health and dental insurance and generous CME allowance
• Teaching, research, quality improvement and strategic development opportunities

*We do not sponsor visas

If you are interested in learning more about the opportunity, please contact:

Christine Figler, RN BSN

Physician Talent Acquisition Specialist

St. Luke's University Health Network

Christine.Figler@sluhn.org

Founded in 1872, St. Luke's University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 18,000 employees providing services at 14 campuses and 300+ outpatient sites.  With annual net revenue of $3 billion, the Network's service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey. St. Luke's hospitals operate the biggest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania.

Dedicated to advancing medical education, St. Luke's is the preeminent teaching hospital in central-eastern Pennsylvania.  In partnership with Temple University, the Network established the Lehigh Valley's first and only four-year medical school campus.  It also operates the nation's longest continuously operating School of Nursing, established in 1884, and 40 fully accredited graduate medical educational programs with 419 residents and fellows. In 2022, St. Luke's, a member of the Children's Hospital Association, opened the Lehigh Valley's first and only free-standing facility dedicated entirely to kids.

SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare's five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.  It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World's Best Hospital.  The Network's flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Fortune/Merative 10 times total and eight years in a row, including in 2022 when it was identified as THE #2 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.  In 2021, St. Luke's was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.  Utilizing the Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system for both inpatient and outpatient services, the Network is a multi-year recipient of the Most Wired award recognizing the breadth of the SLUHN's information technology applications such as telehealth, online scheduling and online pricing information.  The Network is also recognized as one of the state's lowest cost providers.

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR CANDIDATES:  COVID-19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT

As a leading healthcare provider, St. Luke's University Health Network is committed to protecting our employees, patients and community.  As we continue to provide quality care to our patients, we are taking important next steps to prevent undue harm to our employees & ensure our patients have a safe environment for medical care and treatment.   Effective immediately, St. Luke's is requiring all new hires, along with our current employees, to be fully vaccinated against COVID as a condition of employment.  Medical or religious exemptions will be reviewed as per our policy and guidelines.  

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